EP3640533A1 - Lens, illuminator, and omnidirectional illuminating system - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to illumination.
- the present invention relates to forming a particular lighting pattern with illuminated markers, specifically fixed illuminators for indicating the presence of a flight obstacle or for aiding navigation.
- Flight obstruction illuminators or "lights” are lighting apparatuses attached to high buildings or the like for preventing aircraft from colliding with the structures.
- the lights increase the visibility of high structures and they are mainly used in the night time, but they are also used during the day, if necessary.
- the lights are continuously-lit or blinking red lights or white blinking lights.
- the type, application, lighting, method, intensity and several other aspects are determined by national and international air traffic regulations, such as those by ICAO and FAA.
- LED lighting are long service intervals, good reliability and long service life. Thus they are especially well suited for use in places with difficult access either due to structural reasons or long distances.
- the light beams of flight obstruction lights are constructed to meet the requirements of very precise regulations. Such requirements include, among others, the light power and the width of the beam.
- a horizontally omnidirectional light the intensity of the light beam should be as even as possible along the whole circle lit by the light beam.
- LED lights the widely emitted light of the light source is controlled by means of lenses. For example, a beam with a vertical extension of three degrees and having a good efficiency requires a large lens.
- the horizontal light distribution of e.g. a fresnel lens is about 120 degress.
- An advanced obstruction illuminator is disclosed in EP 2541134 A2 featuring several Fresnel lenses arranged on different supplementary angles.
- the illuminator features an artificial light source with a plurality of light emitting elements and a lens covering them.
- the lens has an optical portion which has a first optical surface and a second optical surface that define a thickness there between.
- the lens has a length in a first Cartesian dimension, a height in a second Cartesian dimension, and a depth in a third Cartesian dimension.
- the thickness of the optical portion is non-uniform along the first Cartesian dimension and along the third Cartesian dimension.
- the first optical surface is concave, when viewed in the second dimension from the point of view of the at least one artificial light source.
- the first optical surface is cylindrical with the cylinder axis extending in the third dimension.
- an omnidirectional illuminating system wherein three such illuminators are arranged at supplementing angles in respect to each other such that angular coverage of the light output of the illuminators covers 360 degrees in one dimension, such as the horizontal.
- the novel lens geometry provides considerable benefits.
- the lens design enables an illuminator to be constructed as a planar device that is able to produce an output light pattern with a horizontal coverage of 120 degrees.
- an omnidirectional illuminating system may be constructed from three such illuminators arranged in a triangle.
- the ability to install light emitting elements and lenses on a planar device as opposed to a multifaceted device considerably simplifies the design and manufacturing.
- FIGURE 1 shows an exemplary lens 100 in a perspective view with three Cartesian dimensions X, Y, and Z shown for establishing a frame of reference which is to be used throughout this description.
- the lens 100 has two major portions, firstly an optical portion 110 for modifying and controlling the passage of light through the lens 100 and secondly a mounting portion 120 for mounting the lens 100 to an illuminator (omitted from FIGURES 1 to 6 ) and over a light source (omitted from FIGURE 1 ).
- the mounting portion 120 has a flange or other suitable shape which is suited to precisely affixing the lens 100 to the illuminator.
- a planar mounting portion 120 is preferred because the planar shape ensures correct attitude of the lens 100.
- the mounting portion 120 may include mounting points, such as feet 121 shown in the FIGURES, simple through holes, or marked points for indicating drilling locations, etc.
- the two portions 110, 120 are preferably manufactured as integral parts by injection molding, for example.
- the optical portion 110 and the mounting portion 120 connect and morph to each other through a side surface 130 on the side of the lens 100 and at the extreme of the optical portion 120.
- the optical portion is the part of the lens 100 that produces the visible light pattern when the lens 100 is used in its appropriate setting, i.e. mounted to an illuminator.
- the optical portion 110 is elongated in the first dimension X, relatively flat in the second dimension Y, and relatively narrow in and curved around the third dimension Z.
- shape of the optical portion 110 is semi-toroidal.
- the optical portion 110 When viewed in the third dimension Z, the optical portion 110 exhibits a generally annular shape that does not form a complete circle or other non-circular closed profile.
- the optical portion 110 is penannular when viewed in the third Cartesian dimension Z, i.e. in side elevation.
- the term semi-toroidal may be understood in a non-rigidly mathematical meaning but as a characterization of a shape that curved in one dimension and rounded in another.
- the second optical surface 112 may not exhibit a perfect circle when viewed in the third dimension Z. Instead, and as shall transpire here after, the second optical surface 112 is curved with a non-uniform radius.
- FIGURE 2 shows the lens 100 in a side elevation view along the third dimension Z.
- the horizontal of FIGURE 2 is aligned with the first dimension X with the vertical aligned with the second dimension Y, whereby the third dimension Z extends up from the shown plane X, Y.
- the plane view X, Y reveals the largest extension of the optical portion 110.
- FIGURE 2 also demonstrates how the optical portion 110 is curved around the third dimension Z.
- the length of the optical portion 110 is shown as an extension in the first dimension X and the height in the second dimension Y.
- the width of the optical portion 110 is not expressed in FIGURE 2 but may observed in FIGURES 1 , 3 , and 4 which show the third dimension Z.
- the light source 200 may be an LED or a plurality of LEDs arranged in a formation, such as a queue extending in the first dimension X.
- the light source 200 has three light emitting elements 201, 202, 203, e.g. LEDs, arranged successively in the first dimension X.
- the light emitting elements 201 - 203 are spread along the greatest extension of the optical portion 110.
- the light emitting elements 201 - 203 are preferably arranged in the same plane.
- the light source 200 has a main emission direction which in the shown example extends in the second dimension Y, i.e. vertically in the illustration.
- the main emission direction forms a zero angle which acts as a point of reference to the light pattern produced.
- the light source 200 and the lens 100 form an illuminating unit which may form part of a larger illuminator.
- the light source 200 is placed under a first optical surface 111 which in this context is referred to as the optical inlet surface for emphasizing the point of entry of the light emitted by the light source 200.
- the optical portion 110 has a thickness defined by the distance between the optical inlet surface 111 and a second surface 112. More specifically, the thickness is observed along a line drawn between a focal point of the optical inlet surface 111 and the second optical surface 112, when viewed in the third dimension Z.
- the second optical surface 112 is in this context referred as the optical outlet surface for emphasizing the point of exit of the light emitted by the light source 200.
- the optical inlet surface 111 is the inner surface of the lens 100 and the optical outlet surface 112 is the outer surface of the lens 100.
- FIGURE 2 shows that the optical portion 110 of the lens 100 has a first axis of symmetry AS1 extending in the second dimension Y at the center point of the optical portion 110 along the extension in the first dimension X. While the complete lens 100 could share the first axis of symmetry AS1, such symmetry is not required. In fact, the mounting portion 120 may be non-symmetrical by including, for example, one chamfered corner and three rounded corners ( FIGURE 4 ) for orienting the lens 100.
- the first axis of symmetry AS1 is preferably aligned with the zero angle of the light source 200 or a focal point of the optical inlet surface 111.
- the optical inlet surface 111 is concave when viewed below in the second dimension Y or from the point of view of the light source 200. As shown in FIGURE 2 , the optical inlet surface 111 may be arranged in a curved shape around the light source 200. More particularly, the optical inlet surface 111 is curved around the third dimension Z. It is preferable that the light source is placed in the focal point of the optical inlet surface 111. It should be pointed out that the entire lens 100 may not comprise a single focal point. Rather, there may be several efficient points for the light emitting elements to emit light to produce the light pattern.
- the optical inlet surface 111 has several focal points along a shape, such as a line, it is preferable that the plurality emitting elements of the light source are positioned along that shape.
- the optical inlet surface 111 may be cylindrical.
- the cylindrical shape may have its axis aligned with the light source 200, particularly with the focal point of the light source.
- the axis of the cylindrical shape extends in the third dimension Z.
- the lens 100 has a variable or non-uniform thickness.
- one way of observing the variable thickness is to study the thickness across the optical portion 110 as a function of angular deviation from the zero line or the first axis of symmetry AS 1. Near the first axis of symmetry AS 1 the optical portion 110 has a thickness t1. As the angle between the first axis of symmetry AS1 and a line connecting the optical outlet surface 112 and the focal point of the optical inlet surface 111 increases about the third dimension Z or focal point of the optical inlet surface 111, the thickness of the optical portion 110 increases.
- the optical portion 110 has a thickness t2 which is greater than the thickness t1 nearer the zero line or the first axis of symmetry AS1. It may be stated that the thickness of the extension of the optical portion 110 in the first dimension X varies. It may alternatively be stated that the thickness of the extension of the optical portion 110 in the first dimension X reaches its maximum at the extreme points in the first dimension X and minimum between the extreme points in the first dimension X, such in the middle. It may alternatively be stated that the thickness of the extension of the optical portion 110 in the first dimension X increases from the zero angle or first axis of symmetry AS1 towards the plane defined by the first and third dimension X, Z. In other words the second optical surface 112 is curved with a non-uniform radius.
- optical portion 110 is thicker at the ends and slimmer in the middle of the extension in the first dimension X, a ray of light originating from the light source 200 and passing through the optical portion 110 travels a longer distance at an end of the optical portion 110 than at the middle of the optical portion 110.
- FIGURE 3 shows a side elevation view of the lens 100 in the first dimension X.
- FIGURE 3 shows that the optical portion 110 of the lens 100 has a second axis of symmetry AS2 extending in the second dimension Y at the center point of the optical portion 110 along the extension in the third dimension Z.
- the second axis of symmetry AS2 is aligned with the zero angle of the light source 200 or a focal point of the optical inlet surface.
- the lens 100 has a variable or non-uniform thickness in the third dimension Z.
- one way of observing the variable thickness is to study the thickness across the optical portion 110 as a function of angular deviation from the zero line or the second axis of symmetry AS2 which are aligned and therefore herein used interchangeably.
- the optical portion 110 Near the second axis of symmetry AS2 the optical portion 110 has a thickness t3.
- the thickness of the optical portion 110 decreases.
- the optical portion 110 has a thickness t4 which is smaller than the thickness t3 nearer the zero line or the first axis of symmetry AS1. It may be stated that the thickness of the extension of the optical portion 110 in the third dimension Z varies. It may alternatively be stated that the thickness of the extension of the optical portion 110 in the third dimension Z reaches its minimum at the extreme points in the third dimension Z and maximum between the extreme points in the third dimension Z, such in the middle. It may alternatively be stated that the thickness of the extension of the optical portion 110 in the first dimension X decreases from the zero angle or second axis of symmetry AS2 towards the plane defined by the first and third dimension X, Z.
- FIGURE 4 shows the lens 100 in top elevation view along the second dimension Y which extends up from the shown plane formed by the first and third dimension X, Z.
- FIGURE 4 shows the third axis of symmetry AS3 of the optical portion 110.
- the third axis of symmetry AS3 extends along the first dimension X in the middle of the optical portion 110 along the third dimension Z.
- FIGURE 4 also shows the fourth axis of symmetry AS4 of the optical portion 110.
- the fourth axis of symmetry AS4 extends along the third dimension Z in the middle of the optical portion 110 along the first dimension X.
- FIGURE 5 shows a side elevation view of a modified version of the lens 100 shown in FIGURE 2 .
- the periphery 113 of the optical outlet surface 112 exhibits less draft than the embodiment of FIGURE 2 .
- Periphery in this context refers to the zone of the optical outlet surface at the transfer between the optical portion 110 and the mounting portion 120.
- the embodiment of FIGURE 2 exhibits a positive draft of 11 degrees in respect to the second dimension Y.
- the embodiment of FIGURE 5 exhibits zero draft in respect to the second dimension Y.
- FIGURE 6 shows a side elevation view of a modified version of the lens 100 shown in FIGURE 2 .
- the periphery 113 of the optical outlet surface 112 exhibits less draft than the embodiment of FIGURE 5 .
- the embodiment of FIGURE 6 exhibits a negative draft of 11 degrees in respect to the second dimension Y. While the embodiment of FIGURE 6 is foreseen, a positive draft, such as that shown in FIGURE 2 , is preferred for manufacturing purposes.
- the draft of the periphery 113 provides the effect that light rays emitted to the extreme of the optical portion 110 will be reflected, which may be utilized to enhance output at the extreme of the light pattern, particularly at 60 degrees.
- the phenomenon is illustrated in FIGURE 9 which shows the output light pattern achieved with the lens 100 described above.
- FIGURE 9 shows the light intensity as a function of radiation angle in the horizontal. As can be seen, the light pattern extends across an angular range of approximately 120 degrees.
- the light reflected off the periphery 113 of the optical portion 110 of the lens may be seen as a peak at approximately 60 degrees rather symmetrically in respect to zero angle.
- the area is highlighted in FIGURE 9 with a dashed circle.
- FIGURE 9 shows three different peaks that represent three different draft angles used in experimentation.
- the benefit is particularly useful for mitigating the effect of a planar transparent cover over the lens.
- the cover may be planar.
- Such a cover despite being made of optically effective material, may due to the angle of the light source, decrease the output of the light source above approximately 45 degrees, particularly at approximately 60 degrees. With the drafted periphery, the lens 100 is able to counteract the dip caused by the cover.
- the lens 100 as described in connection with any of the embodiments is preferably constructed to produce a light pattern which extends across 120 degrees or more in one dimension.
- the light pattern may be expressed in FWHM or it may be a square wave pattern.
- the light pattern preferably only extends across 10 degrees or less, more preferably five degrees or less, most preferably three degrees or less, such as 2.7 degrees.
- Such a flat oval light pattern is very desirable in obstruction illuminator applications.
- the light pattern is wide in the plane formed by the first and second dimension X, Y, e.g. the horizontal, and narrow in the plane formed by the second and third dimension Y, Z, e.g. the vertical.
- the lens is constructed to produce a light pattern which extends across 90 or more but less than 120 degrees in the dimension exhibiting the widest angular coverage.
- a lens may be used for augmenting the output of an illuminator pursuing a total light pattern produced with several lenses producing 120 degrees or more.
- the augmenting lens may take the form of a Fresnel lens.
- FIGURES 7 and 8 show an illuminator provided with a plurality of lenses 100 according to the embodiment of FIGURES 1 to 4 .
- FIGURE 7 shows an illuminator 1000 in plan view along the second dimension.
- the illuminator 1000 when installed, is configured to produce a horizontal light pattern.
- the perspective of FIGURE 7 is horizontal.
- the illuminator 1000 has a frame 1001 which houses a mounting plate 1002.
- the mounting plate 1002 supports a plurality of primary illuminating units, which may feature lenses 100 described above with reference to FIGURES 1 to 4 , and optionally secondary illuminating units, which feature augmenting lenses 300.
- the augmenting lenses 300 are Fresnel lenses that are able to produce a relatively narrow light pattern but with good efficiency.
- the exemplary illuminator 1000 has 20 primary illuminating units arranged in a five by four matrix pattern and 20 augmenting lenses arranged in a five by four matrix pattern that is mixed with that of the primary illuminating units.
- the illuminating units are installed in the same plane on the mounting plate 1002.
- Such planar installation facilitates manufacturing and optics design.
- the planar installation is able to effectively exploit the light output of the light emitting elements.
- a practical application of such an illuminator could be a high intensity aviation illuminator for tall structures, such as buildings, bridges, etc. In this context high intensity means an output of 100 000 effective candela or more.
- FIGURE 10 shows the output light pattern achieved with the illuminator 1000 described above.
- FIGURE 10 shows the light intensity as a function of radiation angle in the horizontal. As can be seen, the light pattern extends across an angular range of approximately 120 degrees. Compared to the output of an individual lens 100, it may be seen that the augmenting lenses 300 supplement the light output between the pronounced extremes at approximately 60 degrees and at the region of zero angle to achieve a relatively even pattern across the angular coverage in the horizontal.
- FIGURE 8 shows the illuminator 1000 of FIGURE 7 being applied to form an omnidirectional illuminating system 3000.
- FIGURE 8 shows the omnidirectional illuminating system 3000 in top elevation view, wherein the plane of the FIGURE is horizontal.
- the omnidirectional illuminating system 3000 features a triangular frame 3001 with three illuminators 1000 mounted to each face. As each of the three covers 120 degrees, the summed output of the omnidirectional illuminating system 3000 is 360 degrees in the horizontal.
- the mounting plates 1002 of the three illuminators 1000 are successively turned by 60 degrees to each other.
- the illuminators 1000 are arranged at supplementing angles in respect to each other, whereby the angular coverage of the light output of the illuminators 1000 covers 360 degrees in the horizontal. Simultaneously, the produced light pattern extends across a relatively small angular coverage in the vertical.
- the vertical angular coverage of the light output may be 10 degrees or less, more preferably five degrees or less, most preferably three degrees or less.
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